Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Ajla Tomljanović

WTA Wimbledon – 1st Round
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Ajla Tomljanović

🧠 Form & Context

• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
  📉 Midseason rebuild: Endured a 0–6 stretch from Dubai to Madrid, struggling with rhythm and physicality.
  📈 Grass revival: Reached the Eastbourne semifinals last week with solid wins—her best form since the Australian Open.
  🔁 Wimbledon veteran: 15th appearance, though 11 of her campaigns ended in R1 or R2.
  👣 Still regaining full mobility after injury-shortened 2024.


• Ajla Tomljanović
  🎾 Grass credentials: Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 2021 and 2022—her standout Slam.
  🔻 Form concerns: Injuries and inconsistency have defined her 2025, with 8 of her last 11 events ending in early exits.
  🔋 Match sharpness lacking: Best result was a Rabat semifinal, but retired there and hasn’t won since.
  🧠 Slam resilience: Known for raising her game at majors, particularly on this surface.

🔍 Match Breakdown

This matchup pits Tomljanović’s familiarity with Wimbledon courts against Pavlyuchenkova’s renewed momentum. The Russian leads the H2H 3–0, including wins on both clay and hard courts, and brings better recent results into this clash.

Tomljanović will need to keep rallies long and force Pavlyuchenkova to defend her movement—an area still in progress. But Pavlyuchenkova’s heavier baseline game, particularly her crosscourt backhand and net play, can rush the Aussie on the faster surface.

Both are vulnerable under pressure, especially in closing sets. Expect momentum shifts and long rallies where fitness and mental resilience will determine the winner.

🔮 Prediction

Prediction: Pavlyuchenkova in 3 sets – Recent rhythm and H2H edge give the Russian a slight upper hand, but Tomljanović’s Wimbledon pedigree makes this a likely three-set battle.